Near Agreement on Lusitania Disavowal and Indemnity
Washington reports Count von Bernstorff and Secretary Lansing held a confidential Lusitania talks. A final exchange is expected within a week outlining indemnities for 115 American lives and a clearer expression of regret or disavowal. Germany seeks limited acknowledgment beyond a direct disavowal of the act.
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Washington
D. C
Count von Bernstorff
Lansing
Lusitania
Berlin
Germany
United States
Col Gorgas Explains Grippe Germ Baffles in Talk
Chicago January 16 Maj Gen William C Gorgas U S A Panama Canal fame outlined the grippe outbreak in Chicago and urged education as universal medicine He favored fresh air sunshine and reduced smoke as preventive and warned hygiene alone cannot stop spreading He called grippe a germ disease and urged avoiding coughers crowds and congested districts
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Chicago
William C. Gorgas
Panama Canal Zone
University Club
Teutons Concentrate For Saloniki Attack
Athens reports Greek cruiser Helli and destroyer Jaeon with troops dispatched to Samos to quell insurrection amid rumors of martial law. Austro-German forces concentrate in Monastir facing French lines while Bulgars oppose British front. Cotton ginned prior to Jan 1 totals released by census bureau.
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Athens
Paris
Helli
Jaeon
Samos
Saloniki
Monastir
British Army Surrounded at Kut el Amara by Turks
Berlin wireless reports 10 000 British troops at Kut el Amara in Mesopotamia have been completely surrounded by Turkish forces. Advices from Constantinople via the Overseas News agency say the Turks reached the main British defenses at the Kirish and the British army is retreating with about 10 000 men moving from Kut el Amara to cover the withdrawal.
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Berlin
Suyville
Kut-el-Amara
Mesopotamian
Constantinople
Overseas
Mesopotamia
Kut-el- Amara
Sayville
Gallipoli
Noted Democrats of Iowa Meet at Jackson Day Banquet
Nearly one hundred Iowa Democrats gather at the Hotel Russell Lamson for a Jackson Day event converted to an informal discussion slate. Prominent attendees include toasts by H T Meredith and Maurice Connolly with many others from Des Moines Ames Cedar Rapids and more.
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Iowa
Russell-Lamson
Europe
Marshall
The
Treasury
McAdoo
Washington
Marsh
H. T. Meredith
Des Moines
Federal Bank Reserve
Maurice Connolly
Dubuane
W. DB. Jameson
Shenandoah
John T. Hamilton
Cedar Rapids
Parley Sheldon
Ames
F. Duncomb
Fort Dodge
Woodworth Clum
Canton
Greater Jaws, Association
New Haven Directors Face New Trial After Guilty Verdict Spin
Five former New Haven directors, tried in New York on monopoly conspiracy charges, faced possible retrial after the jury failed to reach a verdict on three others. Acquittals included Barney, Taft, Hemingway, Heaton Robertson, Brewster, and McHarg. disputed verdicts involved Rockefeller, Booker, Pratt, Ledyard, Robbins. Trial duration reached 51 hours with costs around three quarters of a million dollars. Officials note the acquittals among the prominent builders of the New Haven system and indicate a retrial move will precede any further trials.
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New York
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
New England
R. L. Baits
D. Newton Barney
Farmington
Conn
Robert
W. Taft
Providence
R. I
James S. Hemingway
Heaton Robertson
Frederick F. Brewster
New Haven
Henry K. McHarg
Stamford
William Rockefeller
Charles F. Booker
Ansonia
Charles M.O Pratt
Brooklyn
Lewis Cass Ledyard
Edward D. Robbins
R. L. Batts
Washington, D. C
Department of Justice
Wilson
Mrs Mohr Goes On Trial For Murder Of Husband
In Providence R I on January 10 Mrs Elizabeth F Mohr and two Black men Cecil V Brown and Henry Spellman faced trial for the murder of Dr C Franklin Mohr husband of Mrs Mohr The court denied a bid for a separate trial arguing fair proceedings The defendant entered the courtroom in mourning attire while free on bail
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Providence
R. E
Elizabeth F. Mohr
Cecil V. Brown
Henry Spellman
Grand Jury Begins Probe of Rioting in East Youngstown
Youngstown Jan 10 The grand jury opened an investigation into Friday night’s riot in East Youngstown. More than 200 arrests reported. most to be held pending the probe. Youngstown Sheet & Tube plant gates reopened as labor strike tensions ease. Former employees report for duty and resume work with no disturbances.
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Youngstown
Grand Jury
East Youngstown
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company
Tesumea
Evacuation of Gallipoli Confirmed by Britain
Reports from London and Berlin state the Gallipoli peninsula was completely evacuated with minimal British casualties and no French losses. General Monro credits Birdwood and Dartes for the success, aided by Admiral De Robeck and the Royal Navy. Turkish forces claim major advances near Seddul Bahr and Teke Burou, including sinking an enemy transport and capturing nine cannon. The Dardanelles failure sparks joy in Constantinople, with Berlin newspapers noting British prestige loss and high costs.
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London
Gallipoli
Charles Monro
Monro
Birdwood
Dartes
de Robeck
Royal Navy
SUNIC
Berlin
Sayville
Constantinople
Seddul Bahr
Teke Burou
Anzac
Suvla Bay
Dardanelles
Seddul Qadr
Sir Tan Hamilton
Anzac-Suvla
Seddul-Dahr
Powder works blast kills three at Du Pont plant
Three men died and several injured in a smokeless powder explosion at Du Pont Powder works No 1 plant at Carney's Point New Jersey. The superintendent gave a cautious update denying outside sabotage and arrest reports. Victims were John Walsh Nyack New York Richard J Larney Philadelphia and S T Clyde Wynn. News spread quickly as shock knocked out plant communications and rumors swirled until daylight.
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Philadelphia
du Pont Powder Works
Carney’s Point
N. J
John Walsh
Nyack
WN. Y
Richard J. Larney
S. T. Clyde Wynn
No. 1
du Pont
Wilmington
Del
C. B. Landis
Emperor's Illness Reported Not Serious
Jan 14 reports from Rote and Swiss sources say the German emperor's illness is not as serious as rumored. A growth in the throat required a small operation, improving the outlook and contradicting earlier wild rumors.
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Germany
Switzerland
Delivery error notice for newspaper service
Tf thru error of the carrier boy or other cause this paper should not be delivered at your home by 6 oclock please phone 3330 and a copy of paper will be sent after 6 30 oclock call Tel No 2
King Edward VII Sinks After Mine Hit
London reports the battleship King Edward VII struck a mine and sank in heavy seas. The entire crew was saved, with only two injured. The ship, 16 350 tons, laid down 1902, carried multiple heavy guns and torpedo tubes, valued at about 8006000 dollars, and likened to pre-dreadnoughts like the New Jersey and Nebraska.
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Edward VII
London
Admiralty
M. S
Sirmn
Wdwart Wit
New Jersey
Nebraska
Natal
Gramon on Trial for Killing Lodge Official
Omaha January 10 Arthur Hlauser alleged highwayman and assailant faces trial for killing W. H. Smith cashier of the Woodmen of the World after a Sunday meeting. Miss Grace Salter Woodmen employee identifies Hauser as the gunman who shot Smith at Thirty second and Dodge and then forced her to walk before sending her home. Hauser was arrested in Indianapolis and later turned over to Nebraska for trial.
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Omaha
Smith
Miss Slater
Miss Salter
Hauser
Tyauser
Indianapolis
Wichita
Kan
Nebraska
Germans Open Offensive in Champagne
German forces launched a new offensive in Champagne near Massiges and Maisons de Champigne. They captured French positions and 423 prisoners including seven officers, with five machine guns and multiple mine throwers seized. A French counterattack east of the seized ground failed. A German air division attacked rear guard lines at Furnes as Russian detachments at Belestiany were repulsed on the eastern front.
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Ferlin
Sayvilte
Champagne
War Office
Massiges
Maisons de Champigene
Furnes
Belestiany
Wilson Plans Speaking Campaign on Defense
President Wilson may push national defense through a series of speeches to urge Congress to pass the necessary legislation. He has received invitations to speak in Baltimore New York and other cities in the coming months. Officials suggest he could present the administration plan directly to the people.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Baltimore
New York
Woman 13 Found Dead in Local Hotel Room
Carrie E Padget previously of Waterloo was found dead in a hotel room with a bot tle of carbolic acid nearby. The bottle bore a Denver drugstore label and investigators cite possible weeks of carriage from Denver to South Dakota with a note suggesting insurance. The deceased left family in Cedar Falls and Sioux Falls and her husband was notified by telegram.
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Carrie E. Padget
Waterloo
Ccity
Uory
Poeson
Denver
Sioux Falls
Luel Padget
Coroner's inquest likely on Waterloo woman death
In Waterloo this afternoon Mrs. Padget about 40 years old was well known in the area and beyond. Friends in the city describe her as unusually cheerful and she belonged to the Yeaman lodge. An inquest is expected to be held this evening.
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Waterloo
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Teutons
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N. C. Roberts
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J. A. White
South Amana
J. Vanderwicken
Grundy Center
G. W. Hawkins
Montezuma
Ed Kerbyl
Sioux City
Harvey A. Sweigard
Garner
F. P. Hagerman
Waverly
Fred H. Moss
Osage
J. W. Reynolds
Creston
A. T. O'Brien
Independence
G. A. Huffman
J. M. Parsons
A. R. Miller
F. A. O’conner
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N. F. Reed
Ottumwa
Fred Bierman
Decorah
G. L. Caswell
Denison
Wallace
Higbee
Fairbank
Seth Thomas
Ralph W. Cram
Davenport
H. G. Kruse
Vinton
Thomas Stapleton
Marengo
R. A. More
C. D. Baldwin
Cascade
H. H. Crenshaw
Adel
John F. Dalton
Manson
H. T. Rosecrans
Oskaloosa
John A. Linbach
G. A. Grossman
M. R. Jackson
Tipton
Robert E. Johnson
Marshalltown
A. G. Heck
Ossian
William J. Tobin
Maquoketa
Wary
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Ats
Yemi Ke
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Lodge
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